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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-17-07 02:26 PM
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Edited on Wed Oct-17-07 02:27 PM by brooklynite
Source: AP

TULSA, Okla. - Oral Roberts University president Richard Roberts has asked the school's board of regents for a leave of absence amid accusations of lavish spending at donors' expense and illegal involvement in a political campaign.

On Wednesday, Roberts, 58, said he would continue in his role as chairman and chief executive of Oral Roberts Ministries.

"I don't know how long this leave of absence will last, but I fully trust the members of the Board of Regents," Roberts said in a statement released by the university. "I pray and believe that in God's timing, and when the Board feels that it is appropriate, I will be back at my post as president."




Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071017/ap_on_re_us/oral_roberts_scandal_3



Probably wants to spend "more time with his family"

The amended complaint included details of an internal ministry report documenting Lindsay Roberts' contacts with underage males.


...or maybe not.

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